Hi every1, I want to know how do I make my DVDs css/cppm protected?? I know even when dvds have this they can be copied still!! BUT,I want to be able to put this protection on my own vids! as it does slow the process down. is it possible??
srcowie2 so let me get this straight you want to put copy protection on the dvd that you just removed it from right ? why? is it so when you loan out the disk to your friends so they won't copy it? or do you want to just see if you could do it? the answer is yes you can make the disk uncopyable, hope that helps good luck happy burning have a nice day
Hi rdmercer1, confusing I Know! its just for Family camcorder footage that will be burned to DVD, I dont want this copied. Most people I know don't use the programs to get around css/cppm protection. How can I input the protection?? cheers
Sorry, but that makes you no more special than the ones who originally put that copy-protection on commercial DVDs in the first place. First, it's perfectly legal to hand it out to your friends, and second, it's kind of pointless to do so, because you could just let them borrow the original DVD. Have some common sense, if they want to copy your tape, then don't let them borrow it in the first place!
if you do a google search you can find what you are looking for, and also if it is family footage why would you want to share it with anyone but your family?
Hi gogocahar, I see your point! however let me give you more info. This question was originally asked by my brother inlaw who was recently Wedd to my sis! he wanted me to create dvds of the footage, so he could give them out to family members. He then asked about protecting the dvds. I wanted to see if it could be put on like it could be taken off so thought I would see how. I do apologise to all for this un-interesting and quite pointless topic!!!!
I understand. That's how everyone wants it these days, and all I can say is to trust your family members. I'm sure they probably don't know how to backup a DVD, so I wouldn't worry about that stuff.
@srcowie2 I didn't find it either un-interesting or pointless. I leave moralizing to the clergy and philosophers.... and I haven't seen many Papal sigs around Afterdawn.
Short and sweet, you can do it, but it will cost you probably tens of thousands of dollars to do. You will need a special authoring drive like a DVR-S201, special authoring software, and a licensed CSS key. A more economical (free!) method would be to GnuPG-encrypt the disc contents and then burn them to disc. This will render them unplayable on any DVD player; people will have to copy the disc contents to their hard drive, decrypting the contents along the way, and then play it off their computer. Judging by the lax security of most people's computers, your video is almost certainly safer on an unprotected disc rather than on a bunch of people's hard drives.
CPPM is maybe possible to implement on a DVD, but I don't think anyone uses it, so it will not restrict copying how it should. CSS is pointless because like it was said, you will need the DVR-s201 and some software like DVD Maestro or Sonic Scenarist. Also, you will need to find DVD-R(A) media. The drive is about $3000+. The discs are about $2 each. Scenarist is expensive, like $15,000 for the basic edition and $35,000 for the full featured version. Maestro is not made any more, but Apple bought it a while back. They named it something else. It is very popular, but I am not sure if it still has the ability to flag for CSS or to make the correct block size for encryption. You can maybe find an old version of DVD Maestro for under $100. It is good authoring software. Now, the problem is that I have never tried one of those authoring drives. I am not sure if that can actually encrypt the disc or just burn it with the correct block sizes and flags. If it can encrypt the disc, then I guess you could "borrow" CSS keys from commercial DVDs. However at $3000+ and 1x burn speed (maybe 2x), it is not really worth it. The drive was initially made to replace/compete with DLT, but it did not catch on. The only way to effectivle prevent/slow down ripping is through structure corruption similar to Sony ARccOS, but implemented in a better way.
there was already a thread (argument) over how and why to do this. http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/394385 basicaly you have two options, encryption or architecture incompatabilty. the earlier can be put on home made dvds with a 10 dollar program and will stop everyone who doesnt know what anydvd is. the latter would require years of dvd authoring experience and a vast knoledge of the paramiters of stand alone dvd player compatability. if you could make a dvd that plays on stand alone players but was incompatable with anydvd then your dvd would be uncopyable to anyone but the most determaned and skilled copiers. unless your wedding video blew up and everyone wanted it, then the dudes at anydvd would catch wind of the incompatability and patch it right up.
